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John Lyons

John Lyons’ extraordinary ability to inspire and teach people how to become partners with their horses has launched a global training career that has spanned more than 25 years. After a successful show career and gaining practical horse knowledge on his Colorado cattle ranch, Lyons began giving training clinics and symposiums in 1980. With a background in education, he recognized people were eager for help with their horses and developed an extremely successful, solid training program. Lyons is recognized as “America’s Most Trusted Horseman” and is a major clinician and keynote speaker at large horse events nationwide and abroad. He is committed to helping people through his books, DVDs and Perfect Horse magazine, and has also developed a certification program that has produced more than 200 professional “John & Josh Lyons Certified” trainers.  John Lyons and his wife, Jody, live in Parachute, Colo., on “Our Dream Ranch.”



Visit his website at www.johnlyons.com



More from John Lyons:
Solve Head Tossing
Lope Leads
Buddy Sour

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  • Thanks to John Lyons, I've had many years of a very well behaved and responsive horse. He has made horse training easy and fun and I look forward to training my 2 five year olds with his step by step approach. I came to his symposiums whenever he was in the north east and learned so much from him. He is truly the greatest horse trainer and I don't know what I would have done without him.

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